Firstfruits: What It Is To God
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FIRSTFRUITS:WHAT IT IS TO GOD?
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「Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits—」
Psalm 103:2 NIV
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a. Feast of Passover - 1st month (jewish religious calendar) ; April ( our calendar)
b. Feast of Unleavened Bread - same as above but in the middle week
c. Feast of Firstfruits same as above but in the last week
d. Feast of Pentecost - 3rd month (Jewish religious calendar) ; June (our calendar)
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e. Feast of trumpets- 7th month ( jewish religious calendar) ; October ( our calendar).
f. Feast on the Day of Atonement - same as above but in the middle week
g. Feast of Tabernacles - same as above but in the last week
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a. Feast of passover - deliverance from Egypt ( deliverance of sin)
b. Feast of unleavened bread - 8 days celebration - haste to leave Egypt. ( haste to leave the practice of sin)
c. Feast of firstfruits - the Barley Harvest celebrated ( new nature have the character of Christ)
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Passover Feast is about the Past
Firstfruits is about the Future
Passover Feast is about the Miracle of the Past of how God saves Israel
Feast of Firstfruit is about the Miracle of God that He will do in the near Future
Passover is about remembering
Firstfruit is about anticipation
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I. THE LORD CLAIMS OWNERSHIP
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1. Firstborn male
「you are to give over to the Lord the first offspring of every womb. All the firstborn males of your livestock belong to the Lord.」
Exodus 13:12 NIV
2. Soil
「“Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the Lord your God.
Exodus 34:26 NIV
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3. Bread
「The priest is to wave the two lambs before the Lord as a wave offering, together with the bread of the firstfruits. They are a sacred offering to the Lord for the priest.」
Leviticus 23:20 NIV
4. Olive oil and the finest new wine and grain
「“I give you all the finest olive oil and all the finest new wine and grain they give the Lord as the firstfruits of their harvest.」
Numbers 18:12 NIV
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5. First wool
「You are to give them the firstfruits of your grain, new wine and olive oil, and the first wool from the shearing of your sheep,」
Deuteronomy 18:4 NIV
6. Honey
- 「As soon as the order went out, the Israelites generously gave the firstfruits of their grain, new wine, olive oil and honey and all that the fields produced. They brought a great amount, a tithe of everything.」
2 Chronicles 31:5 NIV
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II. IT IS HOLY TO THE LORD
「Israel was holy to the Lord, the firstfruits of his harvest; all who devoured her were held guilty, and disaster overtook them,’ ” declares the Lord.」Jeremiah 2:3
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III. IT HONOURS THE LORD
- 「Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.」
Proverbs 3:9-10 NIV
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「Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.」
Psalm 23:6 NIV
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Conclusion :
This is your future with your family
And God will re-arrange it for those who honor him with his and her firstfruits
Passover is about the past; celebrating what God did in the past
But firstfruit is about the future; celebrating what God will do for your future
And do you know that you are just 2 seconds away from your future.
SO HONOR GOD WITH YOUR FIRSTFRUITS.
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